1899 ovpt GB 2d registered stationery envelope size G to Port Elizabeth with additional overprinted 6d adhesive tied "FRANCISTOWN S AFRICA" c.d.s. 'OC 9 99'. The letter was mailed the same day as Cecil Rhodes arrived in the town. "KIMBERLEY" transit on the reverse; two days later the town was besieged.
1935 registered 'O.H.M.S.' stampless envelope cancelled "NAURU" '31 DE 35' c.d.s. Addressed to Sydney. Small tone mark top left.
1914 Marshall Islands 5pf stationery postcard, with message, addressed to Germany cancelled "NAURU" '17 1 14' c.d.s. Commercially used.
1915 stampless "NO STAMPS AVAILABLE" envelope from a member of the French Forces in Cameroon. Cancelled "DUALA(KAMERUN)b" c.d.s. Addressed to France.
1880 envelope to Sussex franked GB 2½d blue adhesive pl.17 tied "GIBRALTAR A26" duplex 'JU 5 08'. Error in year - '08' for '80'.
1938 stampless 'O.H.M.S.' envelope cancelled "SIBU" c.d.s. '22 MAR 1938'. Large violet cachet "LAND AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT". Addressed to Bintulu.
1941 Air mail cover to England from an Officer in the R.M.V.R. franked 5/- & 6d adhesives tied "BATHURST" c.d.s. '26 NO 41'. Fancy boxed "PASSED by CENSOR/BATHURST" cachet in violet.
1912 ppc headed 'Hesel Grusse Aus Afrika' addressed to Germany franked 1d tied "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WEST AFRIKA/7 11 12/XXXII" oval d/s.
1908 2d registered stationery envelope franked additional 1d adhesive tied oval "REGISTERED G.P.O. SIERRA LEONE" d/s. "WATERLOO" c.d.s. 'NO 27 08' alongside, code "B". This has only been recorded used on 11th August 1908. Addressed to London.
1917 stampless 'On Active Service' postcard with strike in maroon "Rhodesia Regiments' Club". Cancelled "BULAWAYO" c.d.s. '20 JUN 17'.
1932 1½d stationery envelope addressed to Bristol cancelled "PLYMOUTH PAQUEBOT POSTED AT SEA" machine d/s '16 OCT 1932'.
1925 envelope to Liverpool franked 1d adhesive tied "SOUTH SHETLANDS" c.d.s. 'AP 4 25'. "PORT STANLEY" transit on the reverse.
1935 stampless local envelope cancelled "BICENTENARY EXHIBITION/1785-1935/PORT LOUIS" d/s '5 SP 35'. Vertical pair 5c postage due applied paying the charge tied "MAHEBOURG" c.d.s. '7 SP 35'.
1895 German 10pf stationery postcard (1941) to Germany, with message on the reverse, cancelled "WINDHOEK" c.d.s. '20 12 95'.
1928 stampless envelope from Pretoria addressed to Windhoek. On arrival marginal horizontal pair 1½d postage dues applied overpaying the charge, tied "WINDHOEK" c.d.s. '31 AU 28'.
1915 censored 'On Active Service' stampless envelope to Transvaal cancelled "BASE 5" c.d.s. '18 JUN 15' of the Northern Advance Army used in Walvis Bay - Windhuk and Tsumeb. Violet censor cachet on the front.
1930 registered envelope to Melbourne franked horizontal pair 3d adhesives overprinted 'AIR MAIL' tied "PORT MORESBY" c.d.s. '13 JUN 30'; receiving c.d.s. on reverse.
1907 registered envelope franked vertical strip of three ½d and block of four 1d 'Universal' New Zealand adhesives overprinted, tied "PENRHYN ISLAND" c.d.s. '11 SP 07'. On transit through 'Bristol' registration etiquette applied. Addressed to Manchester.
1943 stampless patriotic envelope to New York cancelled "U.S.ARMY POSTAL SERVICE 720" d/s 'JUL 23 1943'. U.S. Army censor on the obverse, signed. Scarce.
1913 envelope franked New Zealand 2½d adhesive over-printed, tied "PENRHYN ISLAND" c.d.s. '4 DE 13'. Addressed to Sydney. Backstamped on arrival.
1923 registered envelope to Johannesburg, South Africa franked 6d adhesive, tied "PENRHYN ISLAND" c.d.s. '18 SP 23'. Blank registration etiquette overstamped red 'Rarotonga'. "REGISTERED SYDNEY" transit on reverse. Opened a little roughly at top.
1936 stampless envelope from Money Order Office London addressed to Dar es Salaam, re-directed to Freiburg, Germany. On the reverse is a fine strike of the scarce "FOREIGN M.O. BRANCH/DARESSALAAM" c.d.s. '5 FE 1936'.
1934 envelope addressed to Musoma franked single 20c adhesive tied straight-line "KINYANGARI" struck in violet. Kinyangari was on the district branch line situated in the Gold Fields. "DARESSALAAM - TABORA T.P.O. UP" c.d.s. '22 SE 34' on the front.
1918 local homemade envelope franked 1a adhesive overprinted in red 'G.E.A.' tied "WILHELMSTAD" c.d.s.
1937 air mail envelope to France franked vertical strip of three 10c, single 15c and a vertical pair 20c tied "T.R.S. JIEMBA" ship's cancel in violet ' 27 MR 37'.
1919 envelope to London franked 10c adhesive overprinted 'G.E.A.', tied rare "KILWA" cogwheel cachet in black. Worn as usual. On the reverse manuscript '18 XI 19'.
1938 envelope, manuscript "Register" but sent in ordinary mail. Franked 1½d & 3d adhesives tied "TULAGI" c.d.s. '3 JY 38'; a further strike alongside. Addressed to Australia. Light hinge remainder on the front.
1926 envelope franked 4d adhesive tied "TULAGI" c.d.s. '20 FE 26'; a further strike alongside. Addressed to Bromsgrove.
1924 envelope to New York franked horizontal pair 1½d tied "M£LBOURNE/BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/ALWAYS ASK FOR/AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS" slogan d/s '31 OC 24'.
1908 registered envelope addressed to Cincinnati Ohio. Franked Great Britain overprinted '2 PIASTRES' on '5d' adhesive tied oval "REGISTERED SMYRNA" d/s '14 MR 08' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1944 Great Britain 2d stationery card with message addressed to Algiers. Cancelled "BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER" c.d.s. '6 JY 44' Scarce usage.
1945 5c stationery envelope with value in the centre addressed to Port Louis. Cancelled "QUATRE BORNES" c.d.s. '5 MY 45' A further strike alongside.
1916 censored envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Franked Great Britain overprinted horizontal strip of three 1/2d and a single 1d adhesive tied "PLEASANT ISLAND" c.d.s. 'OC 7 16' Straight line "CENSORED" on the front struck in black.
1892 1/2d 'Austin Walsh & Co' Stationery postcard. Light hinge mark on the reverse.
1908 taxed stampless envelope cancelled by the 'N' Nelson killer handstamp in black. "DOUBLE DEFICIENT POSTAGE / 1d" handstamp in maroon. "NELSON" cancellation on the reverse.
1894 stampless registered "OHMS" envelope with enclosure from 'Office of Titles'. Large black "R" in double circle, "PERTH" 'MR 6 94' c.d.s. below. Black two-line "NOT KNOWN/BY LETTER CARRIER". Violet octagonal "D.L.O." number in manuscript.
1915 stampless postcard written from 'St Clements Camp'. Violet cogwheel "FROM PRISONER OF WAR FREE/P.C./MALTA". Addressed to Cairo with receiving c.d.s. '9 IV 15' on obverse.
1923 1d stationery card to the UK cancelled "JOHANNESBURG BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION" bi-lingual machine d/s 'NOV 21 1923'.
1912 envelope to Ireland franked 2d small 'Canoe' tied "TULAGI" c.d.s. 'OC 22 12'. Scarce stamp on cover.
1925 stampless 'OHMS' envelope to London cancelled double boxed crown in centre "BRITISH/SOLOMON/ISLANDS/TULAGI/PAID" struck in violet; "TULAGI" c.d.s. '11 MR 25'.
1922 '2 PIASTRES' on 'ONE PIASTRE' stationery card, with message, addressed to Paris cancelled "LIMASSOL" squared circle d/s.
1913 5pi stationery wrapper local usage. Cancelled "R.P.O./No.3" c.d.s. Castle Type 37.
1928 2d Nigerian stationery envelope addressed to Germany, up-rated 1d adhesive tied "KUMBA" '15 MY 28' c.d.s. On reverse violet oval "BASEL MISSION/NYASOSO/CAMEROONS" cachet, "VICTORIA" transit. Some tone spots.
1931 ppc franked 1d Nigeria adhesive tied "VICTORIA-CAMEROONS UNDER BRITISH MANDATE" '8 AP 31' c.d.s. with a further strike alongside. Addressed to Berlin.
1936 1d violet stationery envelope Printers File Copy. Ex De La Rue archive.
1936 1 1/2d red stationery envelope Printers File Copy. Ex De La Rue archive.
1941 censored envelope addressed to New York. Franked '3d' on 'Three Half Pence' adhesive tied "APIA" c.d.s. '2 SP 41' Crown Octagonal 'DDA / 28' censor cachet struck in violet.
1915 ppc from 'H.M.A.S. Melbourne' addressed to Australia franked 1d adhesive tied in transit "LONDON" machine d/s 'MAR 16 15' over-stamped boxed "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED". A rare card from the Australian "H" force in the West Indies during W.W.I.
1903 ppc written from Baden-Baden, Germany franked GB ½d adhesive, blue lines around denoting adhesive not valid. Adhesive tied "A01" (after the cancel was returned from Jamaica). Addressed to Hertfordshire.
1912 envelope addressed to Germany franked Dominican Republic 1c and horizontal pair 2c adhesives tied in transit "PAQUEBOT KINGSTON JAMAICA" 'AU 14 12' c.d.s.